Friends from Leicestershire and Lancashire punished for visiting McDonald’s in Chesterfield during lockdown

Three friends from Leicestershire and Lancashire have been punished by police for travelling to Chesterfield during lockdown.

By Michael Broomhead

Published 11th Jan 2021, 21:35 BST

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In a tweet on Monday, Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit quipped that the pals visited the ‘very well-known exercise location of McDonald’s’ at Derby Road.

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The tweet said two of them were from Leicestershire and the other was from Lancashire.

Picture posted by Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit on Twitter.

Picture posted by Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit on Twitter.

Their vehicle had a smashed front screen and did not have wipers.

They were ‘prohibited from further movement’ and issued with ‘Covid tickets’, the tweet added.

No further information has been released.

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